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Herbs II

Year II curriculum overview for Master of Science in Oriental Medicine and Chinese Herbology Certificate Program students.

In the second year, Clinic internship gives students the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills learned in year one to the treatment of patients in the College’s Herbal Community Clinic.

Coursework focuses on more advanced theory of internal medicine and additional formulas that are used in practice. These formulas are applicable to specialty areas, including dysfunction of the individual organ systems and the vital substances, musculoskeletal and channel dysfunction, gynecology, and dermatology. In the tradition of classical Chinese herbal education, senior practitioners present complex clinical cases and challenge students to generate safe, effective solutions.

The curriculum also covers major classical texts and theories, including Pi Wei Lun (Treatise on the Spleen and Stomach), Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Disorders), and Wen Bing Xue (Warm Disease School).

Students attend clinical Grand Rounds classes, which allow them to continue to observe Senior Practitioners through both years of the program, and complete coursework focusing on the role of the clinical case study and how to apply it to classical herbal training and modern research principles.